Check file



Patented May 30, 1933 1 ,9],

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MILTON W. U'ECKER, F ELKADER, IOWA CHECK FILE Application filed May 26, 1930. Serial No. 455,668.

The invention relates to an advertising Some of the advantages of this invention novelty to be used in the bank trade and is are a handy file for canceled checks comprising 1st.It can be knocked-down and folded of the following parts so that it may be enclosed in an envelope for 1. A collapsible box or suitable container l lbutlon. 55

upon the front and sides of which are to ap- S simple Construction Which enpear d ti i tt ables it to be produced at a small cost.

2, A t f i d d 3rd.Its easy assemblage which makes it 3' A f ldi Seliadiusting support the possible for any individual to assemble it purpose of which is to hold the index cards in qulcklyco an upright position and at the same time alself'adlustmg pp Whlch low easy access to filed matter at all times. holds the mdeX cards and filed matter p 4. A plain card insert for record purposes. fight and compact allow? easy 9 9 the One form of the invention is illustrated filed matter and automatlcally ad usts itself 16 in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. aslthe i l' t th 11 {bl b y 2' 1 shows a front view of the entire file; Fig. 2 h ma c i 0 W 8 Shows an and View; Fig 3 Shows a View/100k s own nor c o I WlSll to limit my lnventlon ing down at the top of the file; Fig. 4 shows to the speclfic a h Shown g thls the support before folding; Fig. 5 shows on mlgrely i? me Idea a col-lapslble m" a reduced scale a blank for the collapsible gz i i gif 61 do I Claim the ldea of an 7 container; Fig. 6 shows a single index card I claimand Fig. 7 shows the plain card insert which 1' The combination in an index file for may be used for a record card.

. canceled checks of a collapsible box' a set of 1 Referl to r of the drawmb Whlch index cards lncluding a card insert for record 7 snows an end vlew of the assembled file: It

purposes and a self-adjustin -expandim supwill be noticed that the follower is placed beport resembling. an uprighttv placed bcehind hind the index cards and between these and index cards in container, holding index cards the back part of the container and that the compact d upright allowing ms access to 3 follower represents a large frqnt filed matter and preventing in dex dards from P of the wllresses firmly agalnst the wedging by kicking in at top or bottom. (16X Cards l g them p g and Compact 2. A self-adjusting support consisting of and mg hlnged at the bPttOm and free at a strip of flexible resilient sheet material the p 113 bends back on Shght Pressure thus folded in three places so as to take the shape EIllOWlIlg easy access to the filed matter. AS of a large w forming a support, for the index 57$ the file 1s filled the three ben 0f the W cards and filed matter adapted to automatilower are automatlcally pressed ge 11- cally adjust itself as the checks are filed. til the four sides are compacted. Should any MILTON W. UECKER. filed matter be removed from the file the follower expands thus taking up the space vacated. Other self-adjusting followers have been invented but they did not all hold the index matter upright and compact at all times. The reason that they will not stand upright is because the point of contact is either above or below the center of gravity thus allowing the filed matter to either kick in at the bottom or fall over at the top thus causing the filed matter to wedge and prevent self-adjustment. 

